Create Express API with TypeScript

Scaffold a minimal Express.js API with TypeScript.

Steps:

1. •Ask for the project name if not provided
2. •Create project directory and initialize: npm init -y
3. •Install dependencies:
   bash

   npm install express cors dotenv
   npm install -D typescript ts-node @types/node @types/express @types/cors nodemon
   

4. •Create tsconfig.json with sensible defaults
5. •Create folder structure:
   code

   src/
   ├── index.ts        # Entry point with basic Express setup
   ├── routes/         # Route handlers
   └── middleware/     # Custom middleware
   

6. •Add scripts to package.json: dev, build, start
7. •Create a sample health check endpoint at /api/health
8. •Add .env.example and .gitignore

Inform user:

• •Run npm run dev to start development server
• •Server runs on http://localhost:3000 by default